Combined whip and rein holder



(ModeL) ROBERTSON 82; H. C. DOLL.

COMBINED WHIP AND REIN HOLDER.

' No. 285,161. Patented Sept. 18,1883.

WITNESSES:

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PATENT OFFICE.

NATHANIEL ROBERTSON AND HENRY C. DOLL, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

COMBINED WHIP AND-REIN HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,161, dated September-18, 1883.

Application filed May 28, 1883. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, NATHANIEL ROBERT- soN and HENRY G. DOLL, both of Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented aneW and Improved Whip- Socket and Rein-Holder Combined, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a whip-socket having a holding device formed upon or attached to it for holding the reins of the harness, and another object is to form the upper end of the whip-socket with a guide to assist in entering the butt-end of the whip into the socket.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention as it appears attached to the dash-board of a carriage, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the whip-socket.

, A represents the whipsocket, and B represents the device for holding the reins.

The socket A may be made of wood, metal,

leather, or of any other suitable material, or of a combination of materials, and may be adapted to be secured to the dash-board, seat,

0 or any other part of the vehicle convenient to the driver. Its upper end is formed with or provided with the guide 0 at the back, adapted for guiding the butt-end of the whip down into the socket, which is a great convenience in putting 'away the whip while the carriage is in motion.

The rein-holding device B, in this instance is shown as a properly-shaped flat spring, secured to the side of the socket A, with its upper end pressing against or standing near to the outer surface of the socket or guide, as shown clearlyin the drawings, so that the reins may be easily slipped between the spring and the socket, where they will be securely held by the pressure of the spring.

Constructed in this manner, the whip-socket is complete with guide and rein-holder, and is at the same time compact, and is cheap, and may be made to present a neat appearance.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent In a whip-socket and rein-holder combined, the socket A, having the integral guide 0, and the flat spring 13, with the upper p ortion curved inward and bearing against the side of the guide 0, essentially as shown and described.

' NATHANIEL ROBERTSON.

HENRY CLAY DOLL.

Vitnesses:

HENRY F. ROESCHLAUB, J. M. Toncorr. 

